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FILMHOUSE LTD

88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9BZ

0131 228 2688
Registered in Scotland No: SC67087 | Scottish Charity No SC006793

Films Worth Talking About

In 1979 an old boarded-up Church became the home of a new venture in cultural cinema. A 100 seat auditorium (now cinema 2) accessed via Morrison Street Lane was the fairly inauspicious start. The listed front of the building was to remain inaccessible for some years to come.

By 1985 things had been transformed. A new 280 seat auditorium and bar were added and the front entrance opened up. That was how things remained until 1997 when the functions hall was transformed into a third screen.

Recently the bar has received a major revamp with state-of-the-art video equipment installed courtesy of SEEL and Scottish Screen.

Since its inception the Filmhouse has been the home of the Edinburgh International Film Festival and has been host to many film luminaries such as Martin Scorsese, Andrei Tarkovsky, Sean Connery and James Mason.

The present Filmhouse has 3 cinemas which are open to the public seven days a week. Cinema One screens the latest international releases and presents special events with guests talking about their work in different branches of the film industry. Cinemas Two and Three include a wider range of material from the history of world cinema, 16mm, video and digital video work.

The result is that Filmhouse presents a more varied programme than any other cinema in the country. The choice that is available to the people of Edinburgh and the many tourists who visit the city makes Filmhouse one of the leading entertainment and cultural venues in the Capital City. Filmhouse is also home of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. As an Arts organisation in receipt of subsidy, additional funds are necessary to continue the development of the premises and expand the activities that take place throughout the year.

Filmhouse is a registered charity and publicly funded by City of Edinburgh Council, Scottish Screen, the National Lottery through the Scottish Arts Council, the Foundation for sports and the arts, the British Film Institute and Europa Cinemas.

Filmhouse screens can be hired for private events and corporate functions.

For further information, please visit www.filmhousecinema.com